When it was finished, the temporary Covid-19 vaccination site for the Los Angeles Unified School District at Hollywood Park used a wireless network that was supported by optical fiber connections. While that sounds straightforward and simple, in this case there’s a story behind the story about how the fiber found its way to the vaccination […]
Coors Field: Building a replicable model for parking-lot vaccinations
After a year spent administering systems in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, the IT team at the University of Colorado Health system was thrown an outside curveball: With just a few weeks’ notice, could they build a network to support a temporary outdoor mass vaccination site? With innovative thinking, some trial and error, and […]
Levi’s Stadium: Digital displays and club spaces make vaccinations go smoothly
If you wandered into the Levi’s Stadium club spaces during a regular-season Niners game during non-pandemic conditions, you would likely find spots like the United Club and the Yahoo! Fantasy Football Lounge filled with football fans, enjoying the comforts and amenities of a premium seating space. But this spring, those areas were used to serve […]
Appetize adds 5 MLB teams, 10 minor-league teams to concessions-systems roster
Food, beverage, and retail management software company Appetize Technologies Inc. has added five Major League Baseball teams and 10 minor-league teams this season to its roster of baseball venues using the company’s systems to help power concessions and retail sales, according to the company. The five new stadiums using Appetize software and technology this season […]
Cisco signs sponsor deals with NFL, Paris Olympics
Networking vendor Cisco announced sponsorship deals with the NFL and with the 2024 Paris Olympics Tuesday, separate deals that should both increase the exposure of Cisco’s name in conversations about football and the Olympics in the near future. For stadium owners and operators, the more potentially interesting deal is between Cisco and the NFL, since […]
Globe Life Field picks Appetize to power all concessions, retail
When the Texas Rangers opened their 2021 season this week with a full house at Globe Life Field, the fans present got the first taste of an all-Appetize system powering concessions and retail operations, much of it designed to provide safer, contact-free interactions. While the new stadium did host limited crowds for last fall’s MLB […]
